Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-20

! oCtic me AGAIN DSiOlC you leave
! President LIVINGSTON, Of the State Agri-
cultural Society, has selected the follow
ing delegates 10 the forestry congress to
meet IN De Funiak, Fla: First district,
hon. =. w. Meldrim, Savannah Second
& district. Hon. w. A. Harris, OF Worth,
/ BlIe 81 Vista; Third district, John A.
/ Cobb, Americas; Fourth district, j. Nj.
/ Mobiey, Hamilton, Harris county; Fifth
/ district, Hon. W. L. Peek, Convers;
/ SINth DISTRICT NJ. J. Hatcher, Macon
| ID vefytb district, Geor II. Wating,
/ George, Madison; Ninth district.
t{Hspree II. Jones, N0rcross; Tenth
fhislrlct, Hon. NJ. c. CALVIN, Augusta.
Fnesday morning at 4:30 O'Clock La
t1Annge was aroused by the alarm OF fire.
1t was IN the hardware store OF II. p.
Abraham, just sold to Truitt, Dunson &
Ioole. Nothing could be saved. A heavy
wind, after the powder explosion, drove
the fire southwest TO the large grocery
store Of Druitt Il DunsOn, Many OF their
goods were saved. George King, son OF
the Old bridge builder, was perfect hero
to save roofs and carry out iron safes
really useless as a legacy. At one time
the Masonic hall was on fire. but Ernest
Cary and Mr.. Schaub succeeded in saving
1t. The losses are heavy, mostly covered
by insurance. The origin of the fire is a
great mystery.
CarroltOn Free Press: They tell good
one on COweta county fruit tree agent.
The agent was in a certain county fol-
lowing his chosen profession and stopped
at house ana called Tor the landlord .
The lady Of the house directed him to 20
to the lot anu he would find her husband.
SAID agent turned along and fOund col
ored gentleman. He inquired for the hus.
band Of the white lady Of the house and
the negro stated that he was the man.
The agent was much surprised at this
ana started to leave, gong near the house
to get into the road The lady called to
him to know II he had seen Mar. -. ~
am much surprised at you for marrying
negro said the agent To the woman.
II did better than my sister," said the
woman, "she married fruit tree agent"
Among the numerous enterprises lately
inaugurated, and which is preparing to
engage in business on an extensive scale,
Is the Atlanta Marble Company, with a
pad up capital OF 500. 600, aud an author
lied capital of So, 100000. This company
owns extensive and practically mex
haustble quarrles or the most beautiful
black and white vaIiegated marble.
located in Floyd county, from which
blocks of any dimension can be obtained.
The charter OF the company authorizes
the manufacture of any article in which
marble can be used, and while the com
pany does not for the present contem-
plate the manufacture of furniture, the
day is surely not distant when it will
give employment to large numbers of
skilled wOrkmen engaged in manufac-
turing marble into almost innumerable
articles in daily demand and use. The
stock OF the company IS said TO be owned
by not more than twelve or fifteen per-
sons.
j. f. NJ. English, of Miner, dealer in
general merchandise, had the misfortune
TO lose his storehOuse and stock OF goods
Monday night, which were entirely con
sumed by fire. The fire was clearly the
work OF an incendiary, as the sale was
found TO have been broken open, besides
other evidences pointing to the fact. But
for the heroic ana almost superhuman
efforts OF the citizens OF tue place, who
rallied early TO the alarm of fire. the en-
tire business portion OF the town would
have been consumed, as there was brisk
wind blowing at the time, and for an hour
or more the whole place seemed doomed
TO destruction. This is the second fire in
that town within the past week. }. H. Oar.
den, who moved here recently, lost his
residence by fire on last Saturday night.
caused by care lessness on the part of the
cook. who left fire in the stove room Mr.
Darden will rebuild at once. MI. Eng
iish's losses are mostly covered by insur-
ance.
Brunswick Breeze: As Judge Crovatt
was driving along New Castle Friday
evening he encountered Mr.. WAYS little
son driving in an opposite direction. The.
Judge turned to the lett, expecting Young
Way TO turn TO the right as the law
directs, but it seems ne turned 20 the lett
also aud both teams oOllided. Wav's
hIlFBX OVpFfnrnAd
taking fright, broAe away from ii and ran
OF. WaV was violently thrown to the
ground, but mIraculOusly escaped injury
Jduse CrOvatts team was not injured i'm
the slightest. His morse in answer to a
pull OF the Teins stood perfectly still, and
The Judge went to the assistance of WAY.
After the accident, the judge went to
Putnams and ordered buggy for
t1e purpose of taking Way home
and at the same time directed
that the bill for the broken buggy should
be sent to him. He then went to grocery
and bought Kerosene can and had il
tilled with oil and sent il to Mr. Ways
house, thinking that a Jug which had
been broken by the overturning of Mr..
Ways buggy contained oil, but IL seems
1t contained wafer.
The Governor, Monday, issued a pardon
which annuls tue sentence OF Andrew j.
Ahhliocs W ADai lON NOAlllls W uO " as sent
to inc penitentlary TO serve an eighteen
years sentence for murder on August 20,
1888. The pardOned convict was involved
in IL railroad accident a short time before
the commission OF the crime % which he
was convicted and received injuries of a
serious nature about the head. After
being tried by the Superior Court his case
was appealed TO the Supreme
Court and new trial granted
MIN. on which he was again
convicted. But it was only after he had
three separate trials that his lawyers
finally gave up the case and aban.
doned him TO his fate. Some time after
ais confinement began his mind became
so strongly affected that he could no
longer be held by the lessees VINO had
charge OF him, but was sent to the luna
tic asylum at Milledgevile. There he
has remained since April last year. HIS
pardon has been grated him on assur-
ances from what Is deemed the highest
medical authority that he was insane
from injuries received In the accident al
luded to as occurring "a short wnlle before
the murder. 1t cannot be known whether
be WAS sane or not at the time OF the COM
mission OF his crime, but there is "A strong
presumption that he WAS N an irrespon.
sible condition even then.
At Macon Tuesday afternoon about 3
O'Clock Rob sniVers, street car conduc.
tor, while on his way to East Macon,
atn Ht